For Healthcare Professionals

Throughout this section, you will find information that is helpful if you are a physician, nurse or other health care professional. We have created this information to help professionals find resources
about scleroderma and related diseases.

If you would like to see other resources in this section of our website, please let us know! Email us at sfinfo@scleroderma.org.

The continuing medical education initiative is a vital tool in advancing awareness and understanding of scleroderma and its comorbid conditions among medical professionals. Because scleroderma is a systemic disorder, patients are typically under the care of multiple specialists in the course of disease management, depending on the particular organ system(s) affected by the disease (e.g. skin, heart, lungs, kidneys, digestive track, etc.). There is a great need to educate medical professionals on the various manifestation of scleroderma to foster quicker, accurate diagnosis to enhance patient outcomes/quality of life. The CME and CNE program allows the Scleroderma Foundation to provide continued education credits to these professionals as they learn more about this complex disease.

The Scleroderma Foundation is a qualified national nonprofit operating under 501(c)(3) status. The foundation’s federal tax identification number is 52-1375827. Our primary goal is to raise funds for our three-fold mission of support, education and research. The foundation has 20 active chapters and 160 support groups across the country.